Ardian

Ardian, established in 1996 and headquartered in Paris, France, is an independent private investment company managing or advising assets totaling approximately US$62 billion across Europe, North America, and Asia. The firm, which is majority-owned by its employees, focuses on delivering investment performance while promoting entrepreneurship and economic growth globally. Ardian operates through a network of over 450 employees across twelve offices and offers a wide range of investment options, including funds of funds, private debt, direct funds, infrastructure, and real estate. Its diverse investment strategy encompasses various sectors such as healthcare, technology, industrials, and infrastructure, catering to the needs of its 580 investors. Ardian emphasizes a commitment to principles such as excellence, loyalty, and entrepreneurship in its investment processes.

Marc Abadir

Managing Director

Faruk Amin

Managing Director and Deputy Head of United States Co-Investement

Juan Angoitia

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Infrastructure Europe

Marie Arnaud-Battandier

Managing Director

Andrea Audisio

Investment Manager

Cyril Auger

Senior Managing Director

Alexis Ballif

Managing Director, Infrastructure - Transport

Carole Barnay

Senior Managing Director and Deputy Head of Europe Co-Investment

Nicholas Basch

Investment Manager, Secondaries and Primaries

Marco Bellino

Deputy Head Of Buyout Italy and Managing Director

Mark Benedetti

Executive President

Paolo Bergonzini

Managing Director

Ivan Bernard-Brunel

Managing Director

Gonzague Boutry

Managing Director, Infrastructure and Director

Mark Brenke

Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Debt

William Briggs

Managing Director

Gregory Buscayret

Managing Director - Capital Markets

Alexis Bébéar

Managing Director

Thierry Caboche

Head of International Public Affairs and Managing Director

Marion Calcine

Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure and Senior Managing Director, Paris and Member of the Ardian France Executive Board

Frederick Castonguay

Managing Director, North America

Yann Chareton

COO Buyout, Member Of The Buyout Management Committee and Senior Managing Director

Claire Chavaillard

Investment Manager

Bertrand Chevalier

Senior Managing Director and Member of the ASF Management Committee

Romain Chiudini

Director

Vladimir Colas

Executive Vice President

Lucas Coleon

Senior Managing Director

Maria Daguere

Managing Director

Nicolas Darnaud

Co-Head Of Buyout France and Managing Director

Thierry Denoyel

COO, Infrastructure and Senior Managing Director

Audrey Detavernier

Senior Managing Director

Nicolas Dixneuf

Investment Manager

Nicolas Duchange

Managing Director

Joseba Echave

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Financing

Isabelle Fan

Managing Director, Greater China

Lise Fauconnier

Managing Director, Paris

Michel Fellmann

Senior Managing Director and Director

Gonzalo Fernández-Albiñana

Head of Buyout Spain and Portugal and Managing Director

Alexander Friedrich

Managing Director

Benoit Gaillochet

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Ardian Infrastructure Europe

Heiko Geissler

Managing Director

Yves Genouvrier

Global Head of Client Servicing and Managing Director

Leopoldo Giandola

Senior Investment Manager

Sylvain Goetz

Director

Daniel Graf

Managing Director and Head of its German infrastructure operation

Geoffroy de La Grandiere

Director

Stephane Guichard

Managing Director, Co-Investment

Cravero Guillaume

Head of Public Affairs and Managing Director

Gregoire Guinot

Managing Director

Olivier Hamot

Managing Director

Stuart Hawkins

Managing Director and Head of Private Credit UK

Michael Hu

Managing Director

Sara Huang

Managing Director, Secondaries and Primaries

Luis Huete

Senior Investment Manager

Quentin Hugot

Managing Director

Marton Hunek

Operating Partner

Manuel Häusler

Senior Managing Director and Member of ASF Committee

Stephan Illenberger

Managing Director, Fund of Funds

Jérôme Jouyet

Head Of Product Team and Managing Director

Matthew Kay

Managing Director

Patrick Kocsi

Co-Head of Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director

Bruno Ladrière

Managing Director, Buyout

Alexis Lavaillote

Managing Director

Alexis Lavaillotte

Managing Director, Expansion

Antoine Leboulanger

Managing Director - Capital Markets and Treasury

Antoine Lencou-Bareme

Managing Director, Co-Investment

Guillaume Lesueur

Managing Director and Head of the Clean Hydrogen Equipment Fund, Hy24

Caroline Letellier

Managing Director

Zachary Levine

Managing Director

Daryl Li

Senior Managing Director and Member, ASF Management Committee

Mark Mackey

Managing Director

Sarah Malti

Managing Director and Relation Investisseur

Clément Marty

Managing Director, Portfolio Digital Transformation and Head of Digital Transformation

Rosario Mazza

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Italy

Caspar von Meibom

Managing Director

Arnaud Mercier

Managing Director

Yannic Metzger

Managing Director

Stefano Mion

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Ardian Infrastructure US

Emmanuel Miquel

Co-Head of Buyout France and Managing Director

Marco Molteni

Managing Director, Expansion

Alexandre Motte

Co-Head of Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director

Edoardo Munari

Investment Manager

Christof Namenyi

Managing Director

Michael Obhof

Senior Managing Director

Scarlett Omar-Broca

Managing Director

Leonarda Orani

Managing Director

Grégory Pernot

Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Credit France

Olivier Personnaz

Head of Buyout UK and Managing Director

Gabrielle Philip

Senior Investment Manager

Wolfgang Pietzsch

Managing Director

Nicola Plescia

Director

Jean-David PONSIN

Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Credit France

Frédéric Quéru

Managing Director - Ardian Growth

Michael Reuther

Director

Nico Rheims

Managing Director

Daniele Rizzolini

Managing Director

Marie-Victoire Rozé

Senior Managing Director and Deputy Co-Head of Secondaries and Primaries and Member, ASF Management Committee Member

Eloy Ruiz

Senior Investment Manager

Derek Rush

Director

Alexis Saada

Head of Growth and Senior Managing Director

Arthur De Salins

Managing Director

Christopher Sand

Managing Director, Ardian Buyout

Simo Santavirta

Senior Managing Director and Head of Ardian Infrastructure Asset Management

Bertrand Schapiro

Managing Director

Daniel von der Schulenburg

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Germany, Benelux and Northern Europe

Noah Segal

Investment Manager

Dominique Senequier

Founder and CEO

Daniel Setton

Managing Director and Head of Buyout Financing

Felix Signorell

Managing Director

Francesco Revel Sillamoni

Managing Director

Wilfred Small III

Senior Managing Director and Member, ASF Management Committee

Mateo Steinbach-Künkler

Investment Manager

Lukas Stepanek

Managing Director and Head of Private Credit Dach

Matthias Straessle

Senior Investment Manager

Andrew Sullivan

Investment Manager

Maxime Séquier

Managing Director

Zacharie Takadoum

Managing Director - Infrastructure debt

Kanji Takenaka

Managing Director and Head of Ardian Japan

Matthieu Teyssier

Senior Managing Director

Stephan Torra

Director Expansion

Ingmar Vallano

Managing Director

Federica Vasquez

Managing Director

Mark Voccola

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Ardian Infrastructure US

Fabian Wagener

Managing Director

Benedikt Wagner

Senior Investment Manager

Maegan Wang

Investment Manager

Colin Wang

Managing Director, China

Georges Wazen

Managing Director

Todd Welsch

Managing Director

Thomas Wilfling

Managing Director

Benjamin Witcher

Director

Jason Yao

Head of Greater China and Senior Managing Director

Simone Tonon Ph.D

Managing Director, Renewables

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